ICA USA

100% of your donation goes directly to the scientist - not the institution.

Israeli scientists are recognized as a formidable source of scientific innovation. They think like entrepreneurs, and have a major global impact on cancer research.

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whether a donation in honor of a family member or friend, or your funding of a 2-year cancer research fellowship for $11,000 annually – will go far toward finding a cure.

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As a fellowship donor, you receive progress reports on your research project and are eligible to meet the scientist in Israel, in person.

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The research value, dollar for dollar, is unrivaled.

Israel conducts cancer research at a fraction of the cost of comparable researche done in the U.S., with fewer restrictions.

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BGU scientists discover genetic link between aging brain and cancers

JERUSALEM POST STAFF, JUNE 17, 2021
Researchers from Ben-Gurion University (BGU) have identified a gene responsible for activating glioblastoma, a type of brain cancer, which is also partly responsible for aging in our brain.

The study, led by Dr. Barak Rotblat of BGU’s Department of Life Sciences in the Faculty of Natural Sciences and of the National Institute for Biotechnology in the Negev (NIBN), was published in the peer-reviewed journal Aging late last week. The same genes that make glioblastoma resistant to chemotherapy are activated in an aging brain, according to the research. And these genes were unknown before the study. “Studying cancer teaches us about aging and vice versa,” Rotblat said. Read the full article.

ICA USA Board of Directors

David Bernstein
Richard J. Boxer, MD
Adam Brown
Kenneth Druskin

Deena Freeman
David Genser
Elyssa Kupferberg
Diane Meckler

Sean McGould
John H. Merey, MD
Wilma S, Mooney
Harvey L. Poppel

For 60 years, Israel Cancer Association (ICA) has been making a dramatic difference in the lives of individuals touched by cancer. By providing major funding to brilliant cancer scientists in the State of Israel, ICA has advanced cancer research worldwide. Please join in our mission to support innovative cancer breakthroughs. Together we can fund a cure!